The Netherlands has lost 41,000 jobs as companies shift employment to India, China and other countries, according to a report by Nyenrode University for the economic affairs ministry.

In total 882 companies took part in the survey. Of them, 65% said they had not relocated any operations abroad and had no intention of doing so.
‘We want our business to operate internationally and look over the borders,’economic affairs minister Maria van der Hoeven told the NRC. ‘This is good for our economic development and the strength of these specific companies.’
Companies are most likely to offshore operations to India, China, US, Germany and Poland the survey showed.
Of companies with offshore operations, 17% said they would be moving jobs back to the Netherlands. Difficulties with managing foreign activities was the most common reason to return, followed by higher costs than expected, poor quality and poor productivity.